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قزب

[qaz.zab]

verb

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. to trim, to shorten
  2. to flatter
  3. to schmooze
  4. To reduce the length of something, or to flatter someone to gain an advantage.
Examples

كيقزب على المدير باش يزيد له فالخلصة.

He schmoozes with the boss so that he increases his salary.

Pronunciationqaz.zab

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThe term is used both for physical shortening and for social flattery.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.